How to Install-Enable Unrar Support on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid GNU-Linux

Installing Unrar on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Linux

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Unrar and Enable it on Archive Manager for Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet i386/amd64 GNU+Linux.

RAR is a win.rar proprietary archive file format that supports data compression, error recovery and file spanning.

To Install Unrar for Ubuntu you have 2 Choices:

• Install ‘Unrar’ by Software Center
• Install ‘Unrar’ by Command Line

Installing Unrar by Ubuntu Software Center

1. Open Ubuntu Software Center.

   

2. Search for “unrar”
   Select & Click on Install Button.

   

Installing Unrar on Command Line

1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Installing UnRar for Ubuntu.

   sudo apt-get install unrar

Then you’ll be able on Desktop to Extract the RAR & Jar Files with a simple Double-Click on Ubuntu Desktop :)